framing

1 of 2

noun

fram·​ing ˈfrā-miŋ 

: frame, framework

framing

2 of 2

present participle of frame entry 2

Synonyms of framing

Noun

• structure
• framework
• architecture
• frame

Examples of framing in a Sentence

Noun

the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The everyday reality, at least to date, is less cinematic than the existential framing, Ziegler said. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

And, if Barisone was psychotically deluded, how was the jury meant to understand the defense’s central framing, which was that Kanarek had cruelly tried to harm Barisone? — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Ferrucci’s curiosity framing is likely to remain the honest read for at least the near term. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

But left out of this framing are the profound effects of this vast war on terror on domestic politics and society. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1703, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for framing

• aiming
• blaming
• claiming
• flaming
• gaming
• laming
• maiming
• naming
• shaming
• taming
• declaiming
• defaming